Diamond Comic Distributors defines Small Presses as publishers outside the top-10 bestselling publishers over the previous six months. In offering these breakdowns of the bestselling small press comics and graphic novels, a spotlight is shown on these publishers, affording them recognition for their strong sales in a crowded marketplace. To help retailers contextualize the relationship between the Small Press sales rankings, each chart offers for each book the overall ranking for the month amongst all publishers.

TOP 50 SMALL PRESS COMICS Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2013

QTYRANK

OVERALLQTYRANK

OVERALLDOLLARRANK

INDEX

ITEMCODE

DESCRIPTION

PRICE

VENDOR

1

78

206

22.23

JAN130867-M

SHRUGGED VOL 2 #1

$1.00

ASP

2

135

108

11.43

JAN131298-M

X-O MANOWAR #11

$3.99

VAL

3

153

130

9.53

JAN131302-M

SHADOWMAN #5

$3.99

VAL

4

167

140

8.84

JAN131310-M

HARBINGER #10

$3.99

VAL

5

171

143

8.61

JAN131225-M

HELHEIM #1 (MR)

$3.99

ONI

6

180

153

8.03

JAN131307-M

ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #8

$3.99

VAL

7

183

155

7.95

JAN131312-M

BLOODSHOT #9

$3.99

VAL

8

196

139

7.12

JAN130940

SIMPSONS COMICS #200

$4.99

BON

9

206

221

6.17

DEC120826

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #246

$2.99

ARC

10

217

207

5.52

JAN130798

RACHEL RISING #15

$3.99

ABS

11

220

214

5.34

JAN130861

SONIC UNIVERSE #50

$3.99

ARC

12

226

243

5.08

JAN130941

SPONGEBOB COMICS #18

$2.99

UNI

13

231

237

4.92

JAN131000

TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #79 (MR)

$2.95

BRO

14

236

240

4.76

JAN131358-M

GFT WONDERLAND #9 (MR)

$2.99

ZEN

15

238

264

4.57

JAN130938

FUTURAMA COMICS #66

$2.99

BON

16

239

246

4.51

JAN131364-M

GFT GRIMM FAIRY TALES #83 (MR)

$2.99

ZEN

17

242

249

4.39

JAN130830-M

DREW HAYES POISON ELVES #1 (MR)

$2.99

APE

18

250

223

4.17

JAN131360-M

GFT MADNESS OF WONDERLAND #2 (MR)

$3.99

ZEN

19

258

285

3.87

DEC120824

MEGA MAN #23

$2.99

ARC

20

260

241

3.83

JAN130874-M

LEGEND O/T SHADOWCLAN #2

$3.99

ASP

21

262

289

3.80

JAN130937

BART SIMPSON COMICS #81

$2.99

BON

22

265

231

3.76

JAN131368-M

GFT GRIMM UNIVERSE #4 (MR)

$3.99

ZEN

23

287

325

3.24

NOV120859

ARCHIE #641 ARCHIE MEETS GLEE PT 1

$2.99

ARC

24

296

272

3.05

JAN130866

ALL CRIME #1 (MR)

$3.95

ART

25

308

290

2.86

JAN131228

SIXTH GUN SONS O/T GUN #2

$3.99

ONI

26

310

292

2.82

OCT120804

SOULFIRE VOL 4 #4

$3.99

ASP

27

321

308

2.61

DEC120847-M

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT IRIS VOL 3 #3

$3.99

ASP

28

331

314

2.53

JAN130880-M

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT ASSASSINS #9

$3.99

ASP

29

335

321

2.39

JAN130939

MYLO XYLOTO #2

$3.99

BON

30

336

309

2.38

DEC121322-M

FLY VOL II #5 (MR)

$3.99

ZEN

31

345

332

2.28

DEC120892

LEGEND OF OZ THE WICKED WEST #5

$3.50

BIG

32

355

259

2.11

JAN131362

GFT ST PATRICKS DAY SPEC (MR)

$5.99

ZEN

33

369

359

1.74

JAN130855-M

LIFE WITH ARCHIE #28

$3.99

ARC

34

371

293

1.69

JAN131363

GFT ST PATRICKS DAY (MR)

$5.99

ZEN

35

376

358

1.59

JAN131270

ZOMBIES VS CHEERLEADERS VOL 2 #1

$3.99

3 F

36

384

374

1.49

DEC128216-M

SIXTH GUN SONS O/T GUN #1

$3.99

ONI

37

389

294

1.44

DEC121321

BEST OF ZENESCOPE SPECIAL ED #1 (MR)

$6.99

ZEN

38

395

376

1.34

OCT120979

LOOKOUTS RIDDLE VOL 01 #4

$3.99

CRY

39

397

392

1.31

DEC120797

GOLD DIGGER #148

$3.99

ANT

40

400

396

1.22

DEC120784

CAVEWOMAN OASIS #1 (MR)

$3.75

AMR

41

406

410

1.06

DEC120799

GEARHEARTS STEAMPUNK GLAMOR REVUE #6

$3.99

ANT

42

410

416

1.02

JAN130848

BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #211

$3.99

ARC

43

411

407

0.99

DEC121228

FINDING GOSSAMYR #4

$3.99

TH3

44

413

378

0.98

DEC120817

ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #238 DOUBLE DOUBLE

$5.99

ARC

45

415

367

0.96

DEC121144

KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #196

$5.99

KEN

46

417

424

0.96

JAN130847

B & V FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #232

$3.99

ARC

47

418

427

0.95

DEC120816

ARCHIE & FRIENDS DOUBLE DIGEST #25

$3.99

ARC

48

429

434

0.85

JAN130862

WORLD OF ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #27

$3.99

ARC

49

431

442

0.84

DEC120891

CRITTER #9

$3.50

BIG

50

433

437

0.84

OCT120742

LAST ZOMBIE BEFORE THE AFTER #5

$3.99

ANT

TOP 50 SMALL PRESS GRAPHIC NOVELSBased on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2013

QTYRANK

OVERALLQTYRANK

OVERALLDOLLARRANK

INDEX

ITEMCODE

DESCRIPTION

PRICE

VENDOR

1

35

102

1.48

JAN131201

TOWER CHRONICLES GN VOL 04 GEISTHAWK

$7.99

LEG

2

44

95

1.34

JAN131309

ARCHER & ARMSTRONG (NEW) TP VOL 01

$9.99

VAL

3

50

55

1.25

DEC121247

NEMO HEART OF ICE HC

$14.95

TOP

4

83

128

0.91

DEC120829

SONIC SAGA TP VOL 02 ORDER FROM CHAOS

$11.99

ARC

5

85

23

0.89

DEC121142

MUSE DLX HC (MR)

$34.95

HUM

6

100

137

0.80

JAN131351

SOUL EATER TP VOL 13

$11.99

HAC

7

122

79

0.72

SEP121198

TANK GIRL EVERYBODY LOVES TANK GIRL HC (MR)

$19.95

RAN

8

123

82

0.71

DEC121325

GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS TP VOL 05

$19.99

ZEN

9

124

136

0.71

NOV121260

PENNY ARCADE TP VOL 09 PASSIONS HOWL

$14.99

ONI

10

133

75

0.67

DEC121275

VALIANT MASTERS NINJAK HC VOL 01 BLACK WATER

$24.99

VAL

11

137

157

0.64

JAN131371

GFT SLEEPY HOLLOW TP (MR)

$12.99

ZEN

12

159

25

0.58

OCT121176

ROY THOMAS PRESENTS PHANTOM LADY COLL WORKS HC VOL 01

$47.99

DIA

13

161

107

0.58

JAN131250

JUDGE DREDD ORIGINS TP (MR)

$19.99

POC

14

180

233

0.52

DEC120825

SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH MAGIC WITHIN TP VOL 01

$10.99

ARC

15

191

125

0.50

FEB100651

JOHNNY HOMICIDAL MANIAC DIRECTORS CUT SC

$21.95

SLA

16

195

131

0.49

JAN130839

HAWKEN GENESIS HC

$19.95

ARA

17

197

150

0.48

MAY111095

CROW SPECIAL ED TP

$18.00

POC

18

204

195

0.47

DEC121221

ALICE I/T COUNTRY CLOVER CHESHIRE CAT WALTZ GN VOL 04 (MR) (

$13.99

ST.

19

207

259

0.47

JAN131275

JOHNNY BOO HC VOL 05 DOES SOMETHING

$9.95

TOP

20

209

222

0.46

JAN131348

DURARARA SAIKA TP VOL 01

$11.99

HAC

21

238

122

0.39

DEC121110

COMPLETE PEANUTS HC VOL 19 1987-1988

$28.99

FAN

22

245

186

0.37

JAN131349

HIGURASHI WHEN THEY CRY GN VOL 21 MASSACRE ARC PT 3 (NOTE PR

$18.99

HAC

23

255

198

0.35

NOV121261

BAD MACHINERY GN VOL 01 CASE O/T TEAM SPIRIT

$19.99

ONI

24

265

58

0.34

SEP121127

PHANTOM COMP DAILIES HC VOL 05 1943-1944

$49.99

HER

25

274

238

0.33

JUL120772

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG COMPLETE COMIC ENCYCLOPEDIA TP

$16.99

ARC

26

282

124

0.32

DEC121215

JUDGE DREDD DAY OF CHAOS FOURTH FACTION GN (MR)

$28.99

DIA

27

284

271

0.32

DEC121222

MAYO CHICKI GN VOL 02

$12.99

ST.

28

287

35

0.32

DEC121141

LUMINOUS INCAL DLX HC (MR)

$79.95

HUM

29

302

279

0.30

JAN130863

NEW CRUSADERS RISE O/T HEROES TP

$14.99

ARC

30

308

347

0.29

JAN131158

OLYMPIANS GN VOL 05 POSEIDON EARTH SHAKER

$9.99

ST.

31

310

78

0.29

MAY121178

MICKEY SPILLANE FROM FILES OF MIKE HAMMER VOL 01

$49.99

HER

32

312

237

0.29

AUG121142

JULIOS DAY HC

$19.99

FAN

33

318

395

0.28

JAN131220

GERONIMO STILTON HC VOL 12 FIRST SAMURAI

$9.99

NBM

34

319

329

0.28

DEC121302

BTOOOM GN VOL 01 (MR)

$11.99

HAC

35

327

225

0.27

DEC121163

NEGIMA OMNIBUS GN VOL 06 (MR)

$19.99

RAN

36

328

320

0.27

JAN131347

DARK HUNTERS INFINITY TP VOL 01

$12.99

HAC

37

329

241

0.27

JAN131346

BLOOD LAD OMNIBUS GN VOL 02

$18.99

HAC

38

333

325

0.26

JAN131352

WITCH & WIZARD MANGA GN VOL 03

$12.99

HAC

39

340

85

0.26

OCT121177

ROY THOMAS PRESENTS THE HEAP HC VOL 02

$47.99

DIA

40

358

454

0.25

NOV121345

HARBINGER (ONGOING) TP VOL 01 OMEGA RISING

$9.99

VAL

41

386

345

0.23

JAN131273

BARRYS BEST BUDDY HC

$12.95

RAN

42

399

512

0.22

DEC121274

BLOODSHOT (ONGOING) TP VOL 01

$9.99

VAL

43

409

274

0.22

OCT101087

SIXTH GUN TP VOL 01

$19.99

ONI

44

410

226

0.21

NOV121032

LEONARD STARRS MARY PERKINS ON STAGE TP VOL 11

$24.95

CLA

45

420

190

0.21

NOV121172

MESSAGES IN BOTTLE TP COMIC STORIES KRIGSTEIN

$35.00

FAN

46

423

218

0.21

NOV121276

HARVEY HORRORS CHAMBER OF CHILLS SOFTIE TP VOL 02

$24.99

DIA

47

427

352

0.20

SEP120729

RACHEL RISING TP VOL 02 FEAR NO MALUS

$16.99

ABS

48

430

327

0.20

NOV120828

CALVIN & HOBBES DAYS ARE JUST PACKED

$16.99

POC

49

431

348

0.20

JAN131202

ARE YOU MY MOTHER A COMIC DRAMA SC

$15.95

HOU

50

434

323

0.20

DEC121100

COLORFUL DREAMS GN (A)

$17.95

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Item codes followed by -M indicate multiple covers and skus at the standard SRP.

How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop.

Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which include the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe of over 3,500 accounts, comprised of comic book specialty shops and other merchant stores and buyers. The shops are primarily located in North America, with a percentage of sales also to international stores and buyers located throughout the world. The account base includes not only brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, but also Internet stores, chain stores, and other specialty stores.

Unit and dollars sales are calculated based upon orders invoiced and shipped to Diamond accounts during any given month, which comprises initial pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable

About the Diamond Sales Index: The Sales Index of selected monthly Best Seller Charts is presented as a comparative tool for retailers and publishers. It presents Diamond’s monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamond’s total sales for the issue of DC Comics' monthly Batman comic book. (Batman is used as the control title — with a value of 100 — because sales of Batman usually remain relatively stable.) This allows for easy comparison to other titles and helps retailers gauge their orders for all other titles. This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles’ ability to sell in certain locations and clientele.